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Big Band Holiday is the perfect holiday chart for the young jazz band. Arranger Carl Strommen has blended I’ll Be Home For Christmas, Santa Claus is Coming To Town, Have Yourself a Merry Christmas, and Frosty the Snowman into an easy-to-rehearse and very playable chart. The chart features brief written-out solos for trombone 2 and alto sax 1 and plenty of ensemble playing throughout. The brass range is modest with lead trumpet going up to written F on the top line. A superb chart! Duration: 4:25

Grade Easy Style 8 CHRISTMAS CAROLS

Written for 5 Saxes, 3 Trumpets, 3 Trombones & Rhythm. Playable with 2 Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax, 2 Trumpet, 1 Trombone, Piano & Drums. Contents:God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; Jingle-Bell Rock; I'll Be Home for Christmas; Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

Written for 5 Saxes, 3 Trumpets, 3 Trombones & Rhythm. Playable with 2 Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax, 2 Trumpet, 1 Trombone, Piano & Drums. Contents:Frosty the Snow Man' I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day; Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree; Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; A Holly Jolly Christmas; The Christmas Waltz

This holiday classic is always a favourite of young people, and Mike Lewis' swinging jazz chart is ideal for the younger band. Mike has come up with some clever ideas for this one, yet this chart will require only minimal rehearsal time. No solos and easy brass ranges along with some funky riffs will score big with the band and the audience. A solid chart for your holiday concert!

Here's a great choice for your holiday program. Have Yourself a Merry Christmas is a very playable and recognisable chart that will come together quickly for the younger band. Victor Lopez arranged this wonderful tune with lyrical melody to feature your 1st trumpet and 1st tenor saxophone players. Easy brass ranges and optional parts make this the perfect addition to the holiday concert. (3:43)

This swingin’ chart on a Christmas favourite is tasteful and easy to assemble. The melody is stated by 1st tenor sax and 1st trumpet, with written solos for those two horns, a brief sax soli and an open vamp section with a written piano solo and chord changes for all winds if needed. Duration: 3:51

A rock-jazz adaptation of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by a wonderful new arranger, Mike Smukal, this holiday chart is at a medium tempo that's a breeze to rehearse. Plenty of ensemble playing, modest brass ranges, clear articulation, no improvised solos, and a little counterpoint mixed with a rock beat assures you'll have the hit of the holiday concert. (2:40)

This version of the Tchaikovsky classic rocks! No solos but plenty of ensemble. Majestic and powerful, yet contemporary. This chart will make your Christmas concert special! Duration 2:15

Based on the traditional God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, this samba treatment cooks. After a short chorale intro, the samba rhythm kicks in either cut time or bright-four groove. Written-out solos are provided for alto 1 and trombone 2 but cued for trombone 1 plus a drum and/or percussion solo. A nice shout chorus and optional auxiliary percussion part complete this excellent arrangement.

Santa is swingin' into town. Mike Lewis has taken this holiday chestnut and placed it squarely at the ability level of the young jazz player. Logical swing figures, written out or ad-libbed solos for tenor sax and piano, along with lots of ensemble make this chart essential to every library. Toss in a few modulations and you have the perfect holiday swing chart-accessible, recognisable, and easy to rehearse.

The jazz ensemble setting allows a nice way to explore traditional holiday favorites in different styles than they normally appear. Here is a Basie-style medium swing version (in 4) of this familiar tune using plenty of full ensemble playing and easy rhythmic patterns. Also including a sax soli, but no solos, this chart will be easy to put together and will sound great on your winter concert.